Sir George Scott Chad, Baronet of Thursford

Along with Sarah Rowlls Chad (1968.20), this pair of companion portraits, perhaps painted on the occasion of the couple’s wedding, dates to late in Gainsborough’s career. Gainsborough moved permanently to […]

Portrait of Charles Ireland

Charles Ireland was the first president and later chairman of the board of Birmingham’s Vulcan Materials Company. A generous patron and distinguished collector, Ireland served as the second chairman of […]

George III

This painting is a version of the official state portrait painted by the Scottish artist Allan Ramsay. George III (reigned 1760-1820) is dressed in ceremonial robes and wears the insignia […]

Unknown sitter

Thomas Lawrence was an artistic child prodigy. His natural abilities helped him develop a thriving portrait practice, and he produced some of the most celebrated portraits of fashionable women of […]